Officials Investigate Fatal Winnetka Fire

May 14, 1985

The state fire marshal`s office was investigating the cause of a fire that killed a 73-year-old man who was found dead in his Winnetka home, authorities said Monday.

Firefighters on Saturday found the body of Walter Kaufmann in a first-floor bedroom of his two-story home at 989 Ash St. in the suburb, according to Winnetka Police Sgt. Eric Bennett. Bennett said the fire spread from the kitchen to the bedroom where Kaufmann was found, then spread through the second floor to the roof.